Massachusetts 2A Hoisting License A\EXAM TEST WITH LATEST
UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) already passed!! A+ Grade
2026\2027
How many pounds in a ton?
- correct answer 2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass?
- correct answer 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry?
- correct answer Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what code?
- correct answer 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation?
- correct answer ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass?
- correct answer 520 CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for?
- correct answer Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting?
- correct answer Chapter 146 section 53-54A
,When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck?
- correct answer Low and Slow, load front to back
How do you carry the load?
- correct answer Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility?
- correct answer 18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do?
- correct answer Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion?
- correct answer No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for?
- correct answer To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed?
- correct answer 5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader?
- correct answer Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed?
- correct answer Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes?
- correct answer Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the road
Can you run a machine inside a building?
- correct answer Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
, Scavenging air is what?
- correct answer Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what?
- correct answer Supercharging air is forcing in air
How does fuel in a gas engine ignite?
- correct answer Heat, Spark and Combustion
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment?
- correct answer OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine?
- correct answer Controls the RPM
What causes starving on a hydraulic system?
- correct answer Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment?
- correct answer Shut off the engine, transmission in Neutral, set the brake, no smoking and ensure all
parts are lowered to the ground
May chains be used afore hoisting?
- correct answer No, only chain slings
What do you look for before setting up a lull for pick?
- correct answer Power lines, Soft areas, Workers, Grates and Moving Vechicles
What do you look for before digging?
- correct answer Soft soil, wet areas, power lines, dig safe marks, Wells, lights, "read the street"
What do you do with open trenches at the end of the day?
- correct answer Protect the public from the trench i.e. Jackie's Law
UPDATED (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) already passed!! A+ Grade
2026\2027
How many pounds in a ton?
- correct answer 2000 pounds
What type of equipment requires a
H/H license in Mass?
- correct answer 10 feet or either, 1/4 cu/yd 500 pounds
What type of system is used when working on de-energized circuitry?
- correct answer Lock out/Tag out
All welding and cutting on hoisting equipment must be done in accordance with what code?
- correct answer 1998 ASME Chapter IX
What type of protection is required for hoisting operation?
- correct answer ROPS, Heat, Seatbelts, Shatterproof Glass, and Hardhats
What regulatory authority governs hoisting in Mass?
- correct answer 520 CMR 6.00
What does CMR stand for?
- correct answer Code of Massachusetts Regulation
What chapter applies to Hoisting?
- correct answer Chapter 146 section 53-54A
,When loading a 10 wheeler; how do you approach the truck?
- correct answer Low and Slow, load front to back
How do you carry the load?
- correct answer Close to the ground
How close can you mechanically dig to a known utility?
- correct answer 18"
When driving a loader down hill, what should you not do?
- correct answer Raise the bucket or put the machine in neutral
When filling a trench should you use the backhoe bucket in a sweeping motion?
- correct answer No it can cause mechanical failure
What are supper extensions used for?
- correct answer To dig deeper
When rowing, not trailing a backhoe or ladder; what speed should you not exceed?
- correct answer 5 mph
What does articulate mean on a wheel loader?
- correct answer Bends in the middle
What is the "slow moving triangle" and what speed can they not exceed?
- correct answer Red triangle with orange center, 25 mph
What is coupling the brakes?
- correct answer Locking the brakes together, used when traveling on the road
Can you run a machine inside a building?
- correct answer Yes with scrubbers, adequate ventilation, and monitoring
, Scavenging air is what?
- correct answer Taking in air naturally
Supercharging air is what?
- correct answer Supercharging air is forcing in air
How does fuel in a gas engine ignite?
- correct answer Heat, Spark and Combustion
What OSHA rules govern rigging equipment?
- correct answer OSHA 1926.251
What does a governor do on a engine?
- correct answer Controls the RPM
What causes starving on a hydraulic system?
- correct answer Low fluid, dirty filter,leak, or kinked hoses
Name 5 requirements for refueling hoisting equipment?
- correct answer Shut off the engine, transmission in Neutral, set the brake, no smoking and ensure all
parts are lowered to the ground
May chains be used afore hoisting?
- correct answer No, only chain slings
What do you look for before setting up a lull for pick?
- correct answer Power lines, Soft areas, Workers, Grates and Moving Vechicles
What do you look for before digging?
- correct answer Soft soil, wet areas, power lines, dig safe marks, Wells, lights, "read the street"
What do you do with open trenches at the end of the day?
- correct answer Protect the public from the trench i.e. Jackie's Law
